Near Miss: PA Firefighters Narrowly Avoid Collapse
Fireground video showed firefighters narrowly escaping getting caught in a structural collapse in Pottsville, Pennsyvlania.
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Firefighters Battle Fire at CA Hangar
Fire crews in Tustin responded Tuesday to a large fire at an historic blimp hangar, according to reports.
Crews Free Worker from East Rutherford (NJ) Building Collapse
Firefighters responded to a building collapse that trapped a worker for hours in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Major Fire, Collapse in Sydney, Australia
More than 100 firefighters responded to a major fire Thursday in the city of Sydney, Australia. Video from the scene captured a collapse during firefighting operations.
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Mayday Monday: Know Your Response Area
Tony Carroll reviews some lessons learned from the deaths of Kansas City (MO) Fire Apparatus Operator Larry Leggio and Firefighter John Mesh.
FDNY Units Respond to Four-Alarm Queens Fire with Collapse
FirstOnScenePhotos shared images from a four-alarm fire and wall collapse in Glendale, Queens.
Collapse Zone Awareness
Are your company officers trained to step up and oversee sectors during a working structure fire? Joe Pronesti talks about the importance of training for this possibility.
Collapse Zones, Voids, and Sector Discipline at Large Fires
Joseph Pronesti focuses on two line-of-duty deaths that occured in Kansas City, Missouri, in October 2015 to help examine buildings of type III construction, the hazards of concealed spaces, and the ability of your department to deliver competent and trained sector officers.
National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System: Collapse Zones
No structure is immune from collapse. This week's featured firefighter near-miss report recounts an event that catches a safety officer unawares.
Accidentally pushed power switch traps fire fighters in collapse zone
Forty-five minutes after a fire fight in a seven-story, 80 X 175-foot brick and joist building, it was decided that an exterior attack was necessary. The Chicago Fire Department's articulating boom was positioned 50 feet from the front of the fire building for exterior fire fighting.